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*“LEONTODON HiRTUS, L. Thrincia hirla, Watson 185, (3) 
382; Drouet 178.— Corbiére 370.— Plates 37-8. 
Flores. Fayal (Brown, 159, 163). San Jorge (490). 
Graciosa (498, 500). Terceira (501, 502). San Miguel 
(496?, 497, 499; ? Carreiro). Sta. Maria (499, a, 
499, b?, 499, cP, 499, d). 
*L. nupicauuis, B. & H. Gen. Pl. 2: 521. Thrincia 
nudicaulis, Watson 185, (2) 600, (3) 390; Drouet 
178; Seubert 33. pl. 12; Seub. & Hochst. 12.— 
Lowe, 532 (under 7’. hisplday 
Fayal. San Miguel. 
My nos. 496, 499,b, 499,c, and Dr. Carreiro’s specimen, all re- 
ferred doubtfully to the preceding species, are the only specimens 
seen by me which have the elongated tap root of the present species, 
and they scarcely have the very long achenial beak shown by 
Seuberts’ figure. In Index Kewensis, 7. nudicaulis is placed under 
L. saxatilis. 
*{TARAXACUM OFFICINALE, Weber. Watson 186. Leonto- 
don Taraxacum, Drouet 178; Watson (2) 600.— B. 
& H. 265. f. 593 (as T’. Dens-Leonis). 
Fayal (Brown, 164). Graciosa (503). Terceira 
(504). San Miguel ( Carretro, 2, 186). 
*Lactruca scarioLtA, L. Watson 186, (2) 600; Drouet 
178.—B. & H. 262. f. 587. 
Flores. Fayal.— Not recently collected. 
*LL. Watsoniana, n. sp. 
Fayal? Pico (Brown, 165, a). 
Tall: leaves large, the lowest 15 30 cm., not lobed, sinuate- 
dentate, densely pruinose especially beneath, the lowest obtuse, 
abruptly contracted into a winged petiole, the upper acute, ovate- 
lanceolate, sessile, sagittately clasping: panicle corymbose: heads 
numerous, 12 tol5 mm. long: achenes (immature) short-beaked.— 
Plate 39. 
Not identifiable with any described species, and, though imma- 
ture, appearing to warrant publication as a nondescript. Dedi- 
cated to Mr. Hewett C. Watson, since it appears to be the large 
leaved Composite noted by him in Hook. London Journ. Bot. 8: 615 
and Godman’s Azores, 187, and subsequently found by Drouet (p. 
178) in the Fayal caldcira. 
*tSONCHUS OLERACEUS, L. Weiecs 187, (2) 600; Drouet 
179; Seub. & Hochst. 12.— B. & H. 264. f. 592. 
